Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - refract
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(refracts, refracting, refracted) When a ray of light or a sound wave refracts or is refracted, the path it follows bends at a particular point, for example when it enters water or glass. As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently. ...surfaces that cause the light to reflect and refract. VERB: V n, V • refraction ...the refraction of the light on the dancing waves. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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transitive verb Etymology: Latin ~us, past participle of refringere to break open, break up, from re- + frangere to break — more at break Date: 1612 1. a. to subject (as a ray of light) to ~ion b. to alter or distort as if by ~ion to ~ that familiar world through the mind and heart of a romantic…woman — Anton Myrer 2. to determine the ~ing power of ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 (of water, air, glass, etc.) deflect (a ray of light etc.) at a certain angle when it enters obliquely from another medium. 2 determine the refractive condition of (the eye). Etymology: L refringere refract- (as RE-, frangere break) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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